Nicole Martinell

Contact Information

Education

M.F.A. in Dance, Texas Woman's University B.S. in Kinesiology and minor in Dance, Pennsylvania State University

Areas of Expertise

Modern DanceComposition & Choreography Laban Movement

Biography

Nicole A. Martinell is a choreographer, teacher, entrepreneur, and Certified Movement
Analyst. In 2011, Martinell founded Deep Vision Dance Company (DVDC) – a vehicle
for her choreographic and entrepreneurial endeavors. Martinell’s choreography has
been featured at venues, festivals, and universities throughout the Baltimore/DC area
as well as up the east coast. Ranging from proscenium to site-specific work, her
choreography questions the complexity of humankind and explores the strange beauty
of the world around us. Collaboration with various artists is at the forefront of
every multilayered process. Choreographic accolades include a recipient of Maryland’s
Baker Artist Awards and selection for the Annual Choreographers’ Showcase at the Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Center, the New Release Choreographers Showcase at Dance Place,
and the GALA Concert at the American College Dance Association Conference. Martinell’s
work, Matter, Energy, Human, completed a multi-city tour and was nominated as a Baltimore’s Best performance
in 2017.

Martinell/DVDC projects include Go Deep! residency programs, such as Learning Physics through Movement, professional development workshops for artists, and choreographic mentorship programs
for youth. In 2012, Martinell and Sidney Pink co-founded the AKIMBO Dance & Movement
Art Festival in Baltimore’s Station North Arts & Entertainment District. Running
for 5 consecutive years, this site-specific festival features over 100 artists performing
original, site-based works.

Growing up in Johnstown, PA, Martinell received her early ballet training at the Johnstown
Concert Ballet, Allegheny Ballet Company, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Pittsburgh
Youth Ballet, and The Ailey School (NYC). Pursuing her passion for dance and injury
prevention, Martinell received a BS in Kinesiology and Minor in Dance from Penn State
University and a MFA in Dance from Texas Woman’s University. Her research on biomechanics
and ballet pedagogy was published in the Journal of Dance Education, and she has presented at the National Dance Education Organization, the Maryland
Dance Education Association, and International Association of Dance Medicine and Science
conferences. She is in the process of becoming a certified educator of the Alexander
Technique (2020).

Since 2008, Martinell has been on faculty at Towson University. She has also been
on faculty at the University of North Texas, Baltimore County Community College, Goucher
College, and University of Maryland Baltimore County. Most importantly, Martinell
is a proud mother of 2 children: Avery Catherine and Theodore James.